St. Andrew’s history traces its beginning to the founding of St. Mary’s Church by the Rev. Frederic Baraga. He built a small church, rectory, and school on the west bank of the Grand River and the people who attended the church were Native Americans. The Rev. Andreas Viszoczky was named the parish’s first pastor two
I wish this was a story of a wonderful Christmas miracle, but instead, it’s about a celebration that ended in tragedy. The town of Calumet, in the Keweenaw Peninsula, was one of the wealthiest towns in the United States in the late 1800’s because of its copper deposits and mining industry. On Christmas Eve in 1913, after
I saw this old farmhouse while I was getting lost driving around Kalkaska. I often wonder about these old northern Michigan farmhouses and the difficulties of living and working in northern Michigan. It must have been a hard way to make a living, working on the hilly fields in the hot summer, and then fighting the cold
The Old Mackinac Lighthouse, at the tip of the lower mitten, stands faithfully along the shoreline looking out at the magnificent green bridge that took over its duties. It stood for many years watching over the ships that passed thru the straights, and guiding them safely by as it’s light pierced the darkness. After the
It seems like some of the most beautiful places in Michigan involve climbing stairs, and for someone like me that is allergic to stairs, it can make getting to these places a little challenging. I know it’s going to be an arduous trip when there is a warning sign at the top or bottom of the
The Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse and Lifesaving Station near the tip of the Thumb aided mariners for over a century, beginning in 1847. That year the U.S. Lighthouse Service built the first lighthouse on this site to mark the turning point of Lake Huron into Saginaw Bay and to warn of the shallow waters. Catherine
The old firehouse on Mount Elliott was the oldest operating firehouse in Detroit when it closed in 2012 and the city put it up for sale. It’s a beautiful old two story firehouse built in 1893, and designed by famed architect Gorge Mason, who designed the Masonic Temple, and the Ransom Gillis House in Detroit. I can
On a recent trip to Whitefish Point, I wanted to go out to the old Vermilion Point life-saving station that sits along the shores of Lake Superior between Crisp Point lighthouse and Whitefish Point Lighthouse. There is a road a few miles north of Paradise that takes you out to Vermilion. Well, actually it’s more of
The town of White Rock on Lake Huron between Port Sanilac and Harbor Beach has a very interesting story to tell. The town was named after a large white boulder that stood near the shoreline of Lake Huron, and by 1776 it was the largest village in the territory. It was used as a boundary
all Lost In Michigan wall calendars, and apparel is ON SALE this weekend with FREE shipping. Calendars are selling out fast, I am not sure when they will be gone, but I am past the point of being able to have more printed by the end of the year. Now is a good time to
